How to Become a One-Woman Bread Pudding Factory

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means it’s just about time for me to turn our house into a one-woman bread pudding factory. We give these to friends as holiday gifts every year, so for one tiring weekend, the house turns into a non-stop sugar-and-booze-scented baked goods assembly line with one employee: Me. I’ve shared my Bourbon Bread Pudding recipe previously, but here’s a step-by-step guide to recreating my holiday insanity. (Last year, for a change, I put in mac nuts and cranberries, instead of the usual raisins-and-no-nuts, so these photos reflect a slight difference from the recipe.)